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Show MARKET WEiM, SUPPLIED WITH TEMPTING EDIBLES The market was well supplied with the best the season affords Friday, but business busi-ness was rather dull. There was a good supply of Utah spinach and watercress on the market Friday and there were some new potatoes from California. Fresh eggs were offered Friday at 25 cents a dozen, tho cheapest tliey have been this season. The preceding day they were quoted at 30 cents a dozen. With the conclusion of the Lenten season, dealers of the opinion that the meat and poultry market will become somewhat stronger. Boston Wool. BOSTON. March 25. The Commercial Bulletin will say of tho wool market tomorrow: to-morrow: The situation is practically unchanged from last week, as the woolen mills are still the only buyers of importance. Finer grade clothing wools are receiving receiv-ing a little more attention and a few of the smaller worsted mills are looking look-ing ovrr the market. Average fine to medium territory is selling at 65 to OS cents, while some Oregon staple is moving mov-ing at 70 to 72 cents. New clip Arizona is being sampled at 60 to 65 cents. Fleeces are so dull that it Is Impossible to quote prices. It Is rumored that 2.000.000 pounds of new clip territory wool, bought, some months ago on contract, con-tract, have been transferred to another dealer at private terms. This transaction transac-tion Is believed to mean that no- cheap wool will be bought in the west this season. sea-son. Shearing has started in Novada ami California, with pales reported In tho lattpr state at 15 to 16 cents. The shipments of wool from Boston to March 24 Inclusive wore 40.717,554 pounds against 58.31S.633 pounds for the same time last year. The receipts to March 24 inclusive werp 6-l.SS4.78l pounds against 73.339.-643 73.339.-643 pounds for the same period last year. Treasury Statomont. WASHINGTON. March 25. Tho condition con-dition of the treasury at tho beginning of business today was as follows: Trust funds ,.ne..n Gold coin $854,442.81.9 Snvor dollars 4S9.904.000 Silver dollars of 1890 3.S0h.000 Silver ccrtltlcatcs outstanding. 489,901.000 General fund Standard silver dollars In gen- oral fund J,Ai,J'.l CurSnt "labilities 90.739.576 Working balance In treasury offices -bu.-o in banks, to credit of treasurer of the United .States . f...43.-d Subsidiary silver coin I'lAl'SfiS Total" balance Su gcuVraV fund SiMOS Dun's Trado Review. WW YORK. March 25. R. G. Dun & Co 's weekly review of trado tomorrow WGoody weather stimulutcs a largo dls-trlbutlon dls-trlbutlon of merchandise, and reports from he leading trade centers, and par-licular par-licular y thoso In tho west and northwest, sneak of active markets in most linos. PTho ten Pf r cent revision in prices of hle-iched cottons began by Jobbers has ov..ndcd to agents nnd a better volume of new business is coming forward. The lr,rf trade on cotton goods for far extern shlpnion" reached 25.000 bales. bScss In footwear shows some im-nroVomeiit. im-nroVomeiit. although contracts sent In by a&n on r- rscae? -dCrength with especial firmness in domestic stock. Imports and Exports. NEW YORK. March 25. The Imports of dry goods at the port of New York for the week ending March 19 were valued val-ued at ?i.2G".121. Tho Imports of merchandise mer-chandise and dry goods were valued at 522.565.009. Other imports of specie were $72,859 silver, and $104,036 gold. The exports of specie were ? 1.002.500 gold, and $503,505 sllvor. Dairy Produce. CHICAGO, March 25. Butter Steady. Creameries, 2GQ32c; dairies, 2227c. Eggs Steady nt mark; cases Included, 17ifn19c: firsts. 20c; .prime firsts, 21c. Cheese Steady. Daisies. 15)f!5lc. twins, 153c; young Americas, 15fl5ic; long horns, 16jc. Now York Produce. NEW YORK, March 25. Buttor Firm; creamery specials, 34ic; extras. 331c dices Firm: unchanged. Eggs quiet; western first storage, packed, 2222Jc; do first regular, packed, 21fr213c. |